Vancouver Olympics are green-tinged
Many of the new buildings for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics were designed with sustainability in mind.
Mon, Feb 23 2009 at 2:26 PM EST
© The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the organizers of the Olympics are focusing on sustainable building. The Richmond Olympic Oval has received LEED Silver certification.
The new building has a roof made out of wood that was prematurely cut down due to the pine-beetle infestation in the area. The extensive rainwater capture system filters water into the toilets and a pond, which is used for landscape irrigation.The Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre (VANOC) opened its doors this week, and organizers are expecting that the building will received LEED Gold certification.
“This eco-friendly venue captures rainwater and siphons it into the building to flush toilets and urinals. The toilets, showers and sinks also use low-flow water systems, reducing water usage by up to 30 percent. The building is wrapped in a high-performance envelope that helps keep temperatures just right inside for the perfect ice sheet. Heat is reused during the ice-making process and the building is powered by a mixture of electricity, natural gas and solar energy.” Source: Vancouver 2010
The organizers of the Vancouver Olympics have had sustainability on the mind since the planning first begun. Sustainability reports for 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 are available on the official website of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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Comments
Bernie
02/18/2010 07:45 AM
You have to be kinding me, the attempt to be environmentally sound at the Games, organizers have reaped what they sowed.
Battery operated ice cleaning machines that break down, the use of a sicking green on signes and curling rings. Millions of dollars spent on techonolgies that still require long term testing and development before they should be marketed. While details such as proper barries around the Olympic flame are ignored, concert bariiers fall apart, the use of energy cnsuming.... More
